Aerial machine.



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A. A. WYOKOPF. vAERIAL MAGHINE. APPLIUATIION FILED 00T. 31, 1910.

Patented 001;. 17, 1911 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

INVENTOR Amos A. WYcKoFF ms AU'Y.

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A. A. WYCKOFF. AERIAL MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 00131, 1910. j

Patented 0t.17,`1911.

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INVENTOR Amos A. WYcxorF HM ATTORNEY.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEicE.

ANOS AK'WYCKOFF, QF SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA.

AERIAL MACHINE.

' Specification of Letters Patent;

Patented Oct. 17, 1911.

ppnpation `med october s1, 1910. serial No. 589,357.

vide an air-ship in which gas is employedY to counterbalance' the Weight of the ship and for buoyant purposes, and which is combined with planes for raising or descending,

and for steering in any direction.

A further object is to provide an air-ship of the character described which is' simple in construction and operation, which is adapted to be propelled by motive power and which is so constructed as to insure safe landing in event either the motive power stops or the gas escapes. Y

The invention consists of the parts.1 and construction and combination of parts as hereinafter more fully described and claimed, having reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention. Fig. 2 is a front elevation.

In 'the drawings A represents the framework of the air-ship, which may be constructed of `bamboo or any other light material. A gas bag 2, which is rectangular n plan, is mounted within the frame-work A, theedges of the bag A being secured at frequent intervals to horizontally disposed frame members and is situated centrally of the machine. IW'hen inflated with gas this bag will present a comparatively iiat apon the top and bottom members of the frames.

5-6 are iniatable rectangular bags 7 which are horizontally disposed, and when i-niiated present a flat plane-like appearance. These planes are adapted ,to be operated in unison by the following means: Cables 8-9, wound at one end in opposite directions on a revoluble Idrum 10, after passing over a direction pulley 11 are secured to the upper and lower edges of the plane frame 5; the cable 8 being attached to the lower edge of the frame and the cable 9 to the upper edge. A cable 12 also passes around the direction pulley 11 and passes thence to the rear of the frame A` under` guide sheaves 13 and around a direction pulley 14, and has its ends attaghed to the upper and lower edges of the plane-carrying frame 6. The drum l0 is mounted on a shaft which is adapted to he rotated manually through a hand-wheel 15 located near the aviator-s seat 16, suspended from adepending portion of the frame A. A motor or engine 17, of any suitable description, is located rearward of the seat 16, and is designed to rotate propeller blades 18 in either direction by means of which the vessel may be caused to travel forward or backward.

A fabric plane 19 is mounted on the lowermost portion of the frame A beneath the seat 16 and engine 17 and extends trans flight.

A valve 2O of any suitable description' is provided in the gas bag 2 at any convenient point through which the bag mayl be inflated or the gas released.

The combined capacity of the gas bag 2 and the infiated planes 7 are intended to be suficient to lift and buoy the vesselso lthat the engine 17l and propeller 18 will not have to be depended upon for lifting purposes. At the same time, the lifting power of the engine 17 and propeller 18 is Ato b e great enough that in event the gas should escape from the bag 2, which would cause it 4to colraises or lowers the machine' by tipping the lapse and form a plane or parachute within the frame A, the machine would still be capable of making a flight.- If it should occur that the engine be stopped and the gas released at the same time, a safe landing would still be insured by reasonof the parachute action of the deflated bag 2.

In navigating the invention,.the operator from right to left, as desired.

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- Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. An aerial machine consisting of a main frame, a flattened buoyant gas holder fixed in the main frame, supplementalframes at opposite end of the main frame having outer portions pivotally' connected to the ends of the main frame, and thence extending inwardly between the sides of said main frame, buoyant gas holders spaced from each other and fixed to the upper and lower members of said supplemental frames, and means by which said supplemental frames may be tilted up or down with relation to the main frame.

2. The combination in an aerial machine of a main frame with a fiattened buoyantgas holder, said frame having horizontal turnable shafts at the ends, supplemental frames having the horizontalcentral portions of their outer ends pivoted and turnable upon said shafts, flattened buoyant gas y holders in the upper and lower parts of the supplemental frames and movable in unison with the latter, a car with revo'luble drum supported beneath the main frame, cords connecting the supplemental frames with the drum, and guide pulleys over which the cords pass.A

3. The combination in an aerial machine of a main frame having a flattened buoyant gas holder fixed thereon, horizontal shafts in the ends of said frame, supplemental frames having the horizontal central Aportions of their outer 'ends pivoted and tiltable upon the shafts, said frames extending inwardly over the ends of the main frame and having attened buoyant gas holders in theupper and lower parts, a car and winding drum beneath the main frame, cords connected with the upper and lower por tions of the supplemental frames and passing thence around guide pulleys, one por-` tion of said cords passing around the drum4 .in the ends of said frame, supplemental frames having the horizontal central portions of their outer ends pivoted'and tiltable upon the shafts, said frames extending inwardly over the ends of the main frame and having flattened buoyant gas holders in the upper and lower parts, a car and winding drum beneath the mainframe, cords connected with the upper and lower portions of the supplemental vframes and passing thence around guide pulleys, one portion of said cords passing around the drum by which the movements of the planes are, cont-rolled, and a motor and propeller mounted upon the ear.

5. The combination 1n an aerial machine of a main frame convergent toward the ends and having horizontal shafts at said ends,v

supplemental frames vertically disposed having their horizontal central portions turnable upon said shafts, and projecting inwardly Within the ends of the main frame,

' flattened, buoyant, gas holders located above and below the ends of the main frame, cords connecting the inner top Aand bottom members of the supplemental frames, guide pulleys on the main v:trame for said cords, a car beneath the main frame, and means carried by said car whereby the cords are moved to tilt the supplemental frames in unison.

6. The combination in an aerial machine of a main frame convergent toward the ends and having horizontal shafts at said ends, supplemental frames turnable at their outer ends upon said shafts and thence projecting inwardly over the ends of the main frame, flattened, buoyant, gas holders located above and below the ends of the main frame, cords connecting the inner top and bottom members of the supplemental frames, guide pulleys on .the main frame for said cords, a

car beneath the main frame, means carried by said carwhereby the cords are moved to tilt the supplemental frames in unison, and a vertical turnable rudder carried upon the rear supplemental frame.

7. The combinationin an aerial machine of a main frame convergent toward the ends and having horizontal shafts at said ends, supplemental frames turnable at their outer ends upon said shafts and thence projecting inwardly over the ends of the main frame, flattened, buoyant, gas holders located above and below the ends of the main frame, cords connecting the inner top and bottom members of l the supplemental frames, guide pulleys on the main frame'for said cords, a car beneath the main frame,

1,006,171 y Y g means carried b said car whereby the cords my hand in the presence of two subscribing are moved to tilt the supplemental frames wltnesses. in unison, a vertical turnable rudder carried upon the rear supplemental frame, and a. AMOS -A-WYCKO-FF'# 5 horizontally inclined plane located beneath3 Witnesses:`

the car. e HENRY F. KRON, 1n testimony whereof. I have hereunto set' G. H.' STRONG. 

